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RFS used to be 'number one enemy' due to hazard reduction, boss Shane Fitzsimmons says

By Albert McKnight
Updated January 23 2020 - 10:04am, first published January 21 2020 - 1:30pm
FOCUSED ON PREVENTION: NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons visits Quaama on Monday where he speaks to community members and firefighters. Picture: Albert McKnight
FOCUSED ON PREVENTION: NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons visits Quaama on Monday where he speaks to community members and firefighters. Picture: Albert McKnight

The head of the NSW Rural Fire Service says the service was recently considered to be the "number one enemy" due to its hazard reduction operations impacting on developed areas.

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